The Effect of the Heartbeat on Vocal Fundamental Frequency Perturbation
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Signal-averaging and autocorrelation analysis revealed that the cardiovascular system exerts a modest but consistent influence on vocal fundamental frequency (F 0 ), accounting for approximately 0.5% to 20% of the absolute F 0 perturbation (jitter) measured during a sustained phonation. There was also a marked trend for this percentage to decrease with increasing vocal F 0 . Estimated mean "deterministic jitter" (J ) values of 3.7 µsec (SD = 3.2) and 0.9 µsec (SD = 0.5) were derived from 6 normal male and 6 normal female subjects, respectively, with an overall mean of 2.3 µsec (SD =2.7). These values represent approximately 6.9% of the mean total jitter for men and 2.4% of the mean total jitter for women, or about 4.6% for all subjects. The results are discussed in terms of their significance regarding more reliable vocal jitter measurement.
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The cardiac cycle exerts a modest but consistent influence on fundamental frequency.
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- Authors
- Orlikoff, R. F., & Baken, R. J.
- Affiliations
- Columbia University (US)
- ORCID
- Orlikoff, Robert F.
- Venue
- Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research
- Published
- 1989-09
- Volume
- 32
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 576-582
- ISSN
- 1092-4388 (ISSN-L)
- 1558-9102
- OpenAlex
- W1969798264
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- FWCI
- 1.73
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Voice and Speech Disorders
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Phonetics and Phonology Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
- Keywords
- vocal fundamental frequency, jitter, heart rate, sustained phonation, deterministic jitter, sex differences in voice, signal averaging, autocorrelation analysis
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Air Pressure, Feedback, Female, Heart, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Phonation, Sex Factors, Sound, Voice
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